Grate attachment



(No Model.)

0. E. MATTHEWS.

v GRATE ATTACHMENT. No. 560,143. Patented May 12, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CHARLES E. MATTHEIVS, OF HUNTINGTON, \VEST VIRGINIA.

G RATE ATTAC H M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 560,143, dated May 12, 1896.

Application filed October 30, 1895. Serial No. 567, i38. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. MATTHEWS, residing at Huntington, in the county of Cabell and State of IVestVirginia, have invented a new and Improved Grate Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a cooking attachment for grates, and has for its object to provide a device of this character of a very simple and inexpensive nature, which can be quickly attached to or disconnected from the grate, and which can be conveniently swung over the fire or close in front of the grate, or clear around to one side of the fireplace, entirely away from the grate.

Vith other minor objects in view, which hereinafter will be referred to, my invention consists in such novel features of construction and peculiar combination of parts, as will be first described in detail, and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, in Which Figure 1 is aview illustrating my invention as applied for use, the same being shown with the vessel-holder swung back over the fire. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the grate and my improved attachment applied, the same being shown swung out of the way to one side of the fireplace in full lines and to several other positions in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken practically on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of the several parts constituting my improved attachment.

In the practical construction my improvement comprises three parts made of cast metal, one of which I term the hook or connecting member, the second a bracketarm, and the third the rest-plate.

The connecting member A, which is also in the nature of a supporting-bracket, consists of a horizontal plate a, made preferably bifurcated at the inner end and with an apertured outer head portion a, to which the swinging bracket arm 13 is pivotally connected. One of the arms a of the member a has a short pendent member 0, the lower end of which terminates in an inturned hook c, which when the device is fitted to the grate is adapted to extend under the upper gratebar. The arm a also has a pendent member D, which extends down in front of the member C and is of a length sufficient to extend down in front of the second grate-bar, as clearly shown in Fig.3, by reference to which it will also be seen that the said member extends d own and is inclined toward the member C, its upper end being spaced apart from such member C a distance considerably more than the width of an ordinary grate-bar, so that while the lower end of the arm D is separated from the inner or hook face of such bar C practically the distance of the width of an ordinary gratebar, the space between the hook c and such bar D is sufficiently wide to admit of the said members 0 and D being readily slipped over the upper grate-bar, it being manifest that after being slipped into position the weight of the part a will cause the hook end 0 to engage the under edge of the upper grate-bar, while the inclination of the member D will admit of its passing down in front and slightly under the second grate-bar.

The arm a of the member a has a pair of pendent members E E,which are spaced apart to readily slip over the grate-bars and are of a length sufficient to project down below the second grate-bar, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the inner one E of such members having a set-screw F, whereby when desired to securely fasten the bracket or connecting member A by adjusting the screw F it can be made to project under the upper grate-bar, (see Fig. 2,) and thereby, in connection with the hook 0, look the member A in place.

The swinging bracket-arm 13, before referred to, is pivoted at b to the head portion a to swing horizontally, and such arm B has at its free end the holder-plate G, which has an ear g, through which passes a pivot-bolt II, which is secured to the end b of the said arm 13, such connection providing for an independent movement of the plate G.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily seen that by constructing the attachment in the manner shown the same can be produced at a minimum cost of manufacture and can be attached to any of the ordinary fireplace-grates now in common use.

13 y providing a pair of parallel pendent arms E E at one side and the peculiarly-arranged arms D and O at the other it will be manifest that by holding the member A edgewise, with the arms E E uppermost, the arms 0 and D can be slipped over the upper gratebar. Then by dropping the other end the arms E E will easily slip over such bar, the normal weight of the member A causing the arms D and E to press against the front of the second grate-bar and to cause the arm 0 to hook under the upper grate-bar, such construction serving to hold the member A looked in place from accidental displacement, the setscrew F serving to make a locking means therefor. It will also be noticed that the member A projects some distance forward from the front edge of grate and also that the bracket-arm B swings across or over the said member A, and as said bracket-arm 13 normally rests upon the member a or a it is obvious that the said member forms a support for the arm 13 and thus prevents any sagging of the parts. It will also be observed that the arm B is of a length somewhat greater than the length of the member A, so that the holder or plate will rest directly over the fire while the arm B rests upon part or (t of member A.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A grate attachment comprising a eonnecting member, having depending lugs for con neetion with the front of grate, and a horizontal portion adapted to project forwardly from said grate-front, abracket-arm pivotally connected with the front end of the horizontal portion of connecting member, and a plate pivotally connected to the free end of the bracket-arm, said arm being longer than the horizontal portion and adapted to swing across the same, whereby the bracket-arm is supported and the plate held within the grate, substantially as shown and described.

1 CHARLES E. MATTHEWS.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. BAXTER, ED. KING. 

